Part of the Do'a Iftitah

"Verily my solats, my ibadah, my life and my death I surrender to Almighty Allah, Creator and Lord of all the worlds. Never will I associate anything with Him. So am I commanded and I am of those who are Muslims."

The Muslim Bloggers Alliance

Bringing Muslim Bloggers Together

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Question # 3 : Why do Muslims wage war or quarrel against each other when it is said to be a religion of peace? Between politicians, neighbors or even between family members? If Islam is truly good, surely Muslims wouldn't be squabbling amongst themselves but unite as one?

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

My answer :

Such assumptions betray the questioner's failure to take a look at his or her own community's shortcomings. Why do I say that?

Study history. Look deeply into the history books and see for your own self's the records of all tribes and nations of this whole wide world.

Are those who are not Muslims peaceful and minding their own businesses as far as the subject of waging war against one's own people is concerned?

I'd be spending days and weeks if not months or even years if I am to compile the uncountable numbers of wars and in fighting amongst those who weren't or aren't Muslims in response.

He or she who asks these questions would do better to take note that the non Muslims outnumber those of us who are Believers in Almighty Allah almost 5 or 6 to 1.

Study the history of the Romans, Greeks, Persians, Chinese, Europeans, Mongols, etc.

Didn't they go down in history as those who slaughtered hundreds of millions of their own kind and from the same faiths in their quest for dominion over others?

Compared to the Muslims of this world, we pale in comparison to those bloodthirsty hordes of before!

Even to this day, who commits more massacres compared to the ones said to be 'Muslims'?

Doesn't the United States of America and Britain combined with the evil forces of Europe hold the record for massacring more numbers of Muslims than the warring tribes of the Middle East themselves?

Before you accuse the Muslims of such crimes, please be fair and take off those blinkered goggles you use to stifle and block your mind views when you tend to zero in on the Muslims affairs?

There is not one nation on Earth which is absolutely free from what you accuse only the Muslims of?

I would like to point out that Islam is perfectly and absolutely good.

It is us who call ourselves as Muslims who need to buck up and really truly strive to see to it that Islam is put to practice in the real sense of the word as Almighty Allah our Supreme Creator has commanded us to!

Right now, there is not a Muslim nation that is doing exactly that and in refusing to do so, has caused us to suffer the consequences as foretold and prophesied by Allah's Final Messenger, the Blessed Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam.

Question # 2 : "If Islam is so good, why is it that so many Muslims turn out to be Mat Rempits @ Highway Hooligans, drug addicts, robbers, rapists, fornicators, baby dumpers, etc? Doesn't that show that Islamic teachings has its obvious shortcomings?"

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Dear brothers and sisters,I am sure that many of those who are not Muslims have at one time or another asked these very same questions to their Muslim friends who might have been caught in an awkward situation to try and answer them?

Yes, it is true that realistically speaking, we are not our brothers or sisters keepers and we can't answer on the behalf of so many out there today who despite knowing their status as Muslims still recalcitrantly commit all kinds of sin and injustice not only towards others but also upon their own selfs out of their ignorance or just plain stupidity!

Who can we blame except these very Muslims in name only for throwing themselves into the cesspit's of human lusts and wanton desires borne perhaps out of their rebellious streak inside their often convoluted mindsets?

Why is it that so many do ask that the majority of those wayward youths here in Malaysia who end up as 'Mat Rempits @ Highway Hooligans' are usually made up of those who belong to the Malay ethnicity and whose faith are said to be Islam?

How come that these so called Muslim youths commit so much problems not only to themselves but also to the Malays as a whole community and subsequently pose a serious challenge to the direction and future of this country's aspirations and development objectives?

What causes these social delinquents to run havoc and go against the grain so to speak?

Its not like they are truly the scum of the earth and the seed of those who are the heinous spawn of some bloody demons in human form?

No! Quite a large number of them are the offspring of good natured, well meaning Muslim parents, who do not fail to observe the Islamic principles and decent Ways of Life that is enjoined upon each and every Believer in Allahu Ta'ala and the Blessed Final Messenger of Ar Rahman, Muhammad ibni Abdullah, Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam!

Why do these mostly Malay youths end up as the imbeciles who terrorize Malaysian motorists on our highways, cause so much mayhem and destruction to others, pose a severe headache to our Malaysian Highway Authority, Royal Malaysian Police and also to our general Malaysian society as a whole?

The evidences of their notoriety are so numerous posted online that it would be an exercise in futility to try and gather all such uploaded videos and post it here to furnish proof of what disturbs many of us in dealing with these vermins?

How do young, innocent babies grow up into becoming a major headache not only for Malaysian society as a whole entity but mainly embarrassing those of us who are Muslims into trying to explain the root causes for these demented groups vicious crimes?

What sets them off to end up as rampaging, marauding violent heartless gangsters and mindless freaks who cause so much heartache for so many and in the truest sense of the word are better off dead than alive?

Yes, I really mean it!

Those of you who might be surprised to see me saying this maybe have yet to witness quite a number of those videos that showcase their depraved cruelty towards members of the fairer sex who have become ravaged and devastated victims of their sexual orgies and gang rapes if not mass molestations?

Videos that were recorded by the heartless fiends themselves and arrogantly uploaded to many online websites in a brutal trumpeting of their vicious depraved crimes that have yet to be dealt with affirmatively by our local anti crime and law enforcement agencies!

How does one try and answer the question above and attempt to pinpoint the root causes that turns good natured young adolescents into rampaging evil swarms of menacing hoodlums on two wheels turning our nation's roads and highways into their arena of anti social, anti religious theaters of every abominable dastardly exhibitions of all that is so wrong and an endless source of danger and destruction not only to themselves but also to others who just happen to be so unfortunate to share the highways with these demented criminals at the same time?

Who do we blame?

The parents for failing to nurture their offspring's to remain true to the doctrines of our Islamic faith, no matter where they end up at or whatever age they reach as they grow up away from parental observation and control?

The teachers and educators for failing to instill a sense of self discipline and personal values upon their wards as they grow up first as primary schoolkids, then secondary school students, college and university attendees and eventually ending up as adults who can either be a boon or bane to society?

The ulamaks who fail to corral and see to it that the young Muslims in the ummah are made to be aware of their social and religious obligations not only towards themselves but to the ummah as a general society of God Conscious and self regulating believers?

The government authorities both from the BN and also the PR whose job it is to see to it that their law enforcement agencies and authorities are empowered adequately enough to curtail any such breaches of law and order by anyone within their jurisdiction, regardless of their age or social position?

Or the Malay Sultans themselves as the highest authorities of this nation where Their Royal Majesties hold absolute power and authority to dictate and see to it that in accordance with their Royal Positions as Keepers of the Islamic Faith in their respective Malay States and the Yang Di Pertuan Agong himself as the Supreme King of Malaysia for failing to nip these social problems in the bud so to speak by remaining stoic and silent in relation to the cropping up of these major social headaches that has rocked our nation lately?

Who do we really point our fingers at for failing to bring these rampaging rascals to book?

Why is it that we as a people often end up sympathizing with those irresponsible parents who often cry foul when their wayward offsprings end up dead or comatized in the hospitals when they are dealt with by our men in blue in the course of their job and responsibilities as law enforcement agencies?

This was very obvious with the recent death by misadventure of a wayward young teenager who took his sister's car without consent and ended up shot to death by the police who truly would have had no idea as to who they were dealing with in the dead of the night when he sped on recklessly after a spate of accidents and grazing by of cars and motorcycles despite being warned and given notice to stop on that tragic night in Shah Alam!

Another case has cropped up of a father who cries police brutality when his unlicensed son who tried to evade the long arm of the law now lies in a comaon a hospital bed when he was whacked in an encounter with the police who were just doing their duty!

Who do we blame for all these young teenagers and adolescents crimes?

Islam?

You who are not a Muslim or even if you are one must truly be crazy if you blindly assume that our Islamic faith has anything to do with these self inflicted tragedies!

These wayward rampaging rascals brought it upon themselves out of their own deviated choices!!!

The Malay Muslim parents, teachers and educators, religious scholars and ulamaks, law and security enforcement agencies, departments or ministries, government and local rulers or authorities, Malay Sultans and even The Yang Di Pertuan Agong ~ Supreme King of Malaysia HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE FIENDS CHOICES TO COMMIT CRIME AND MAYHEM in the first place!!!

To put it short and crystal clear, ISLAM has never taught its adherents to go commit all such vicious crimes in the first place!!!!

A true Muslim who knows his or her religion's even the most basic principles will never go and harm another!

Our religion deems it HARAM for any Muslim to go commit any injustice towards others or even upon our own self's!

I seriously call upon each and every person who tries to be a smart ass and pin the blame upon my faith of Al Islam for every bloody mistake or crime that is being committed by any idiot male or female, young or old, educated or a plain nincompoop, to please get it clear that these crimes are committed by the said individual or individuals out of their own stupid choice!!!

Yes, my language is not that flowery in this instance because I practically am fed up of the constant witch hunting of my faith by those who obviously do not have a bloody clue of what they are accusing us of in the first place?

Disbelievers who blindly go and worship their own misguided figments of their own imagination as to be their creator have the gall to come lay blame upon Allahu Ta'ala's very own Way of Life that He, the Almighty has seen fit to reveal for us, mortal created beings of His to observe and use as our Guide towards Life?

Come on! Grow the hell up and clear your befuddled minds from all such misconclusions about Islam.

Islam is perfect! Muslims are not!

Not even me for Allah's Sake!

One does not blame Islam for the mistakes and sins committed by those who fail to observe its teachings in the first place.

I challenge any one Non Muslim or Muslim to come forward and furnish proof of any Islamic tenet or principle that allows any such crimes committed by the anti social elements in question to me here!!!

Please be man or woman enough to back up your accusations against Islam being responsible for the misdeeds of these Malay 'Muslim' crooks and criminals out there with solid evidence and justifications!!!

Not just another screwed up self who does not know heck what the hell you are trying to pin the blame on Islam borne out of your own ignorance?

Make sure that you know exactly what you are going to talk about and back it up with logic and rational comment.

Don't wish to waste my time trying to make sense to those who post gibberish as their defense or grounds for such unfounded allegations allegations against Islam!

* As promised, here are my additions to the issue being raised here.

If we are to be fair in dealing with this question, can we turn the pointing finger here from aiming at the Malay Muslims and ask as to why most of the serious criminals here in Malaysia also consist of other ethnics as well?

The Indians and Chinese are also in quite a large number listed as those inclined to rob and rape people and have been on record many a times of having committed brutal assault and murder of many innocents.

Does their faith of Hinduism or Buddhism/Taoism teach them to do that?

Surely not!

It is these criminals themselves who commit such sins not as taught by their faiths ; that is if they even practiced such beliefs in the first place?

So, it is not the faiths which are to be blamed but the crooks themselves including those who are Malays but Muslim in name only.

Why do you want to embrace Islam when its gonna demand that you observe so many prayer rituals and obligations if compared to other faiths? You'll need to pray 5 times a day, fast (in Ramadhan), cover your modesty, etcetera?

If Islam is so good, why is it that so many Muslims turn out to be Mat Rempits @ Highway Hooligans, drug addicts, robbers, rapists, fornicators, baby dumpers, etc? Doesn't that show that Islamic teachings has its obvious shortcomings?

Why do Muslims wage war or quarrel against each other when it is said to be a religion of peace? Between politicians, neighbors or even between family members? If Islam is truly good, surely Muslims wouldn't be squabbling amongst themselves but unite as one?

Does Islam condone infighting and murder? The Jamaah Islamiyyah, Taliban, terrorists..are they all not Muslims?

If I (the Non Muslim questioner) am to embrace Islam, where will I live if I am driven out from my family home (by my Non Muslim family)? How shall I live when I am being supported by my (non Muslim) family? I do not wish to live in any shelter far away from the urban life and lose my access to the internet and other facilities.

Do I need to inform my family if I wish to embrace Islam? Or do I just embrace Islam discreetly?

If I embrace Islam discreetly and then pretend not to be a Muslim in front of my family, doesn't that make me a sinner according to Islam for cheating my parents and other family members? Does Islam not teach its adherents to always be truthful?

If I am to embrace Islam, I will then no longer be allowed to take part in my (Non Muslim) family's religious rituals and practices? In the event of my parents passing away, I won't be able to show my respect and honor them as a filial child according to my family's religious practices since Islam disallows any such observations on my part as a Muslim. How am I to face such a situation then?

Those who are Non Muslims will accuse me of being an unfilial child and betrayer of my parents trust when I fail to observe unIslamic religious rituals and not show my parents the respect they deserve to be accorded by me if I am to embrace Islam against their wishes? Is it true that I will be a traitor and deemed to be an ungrateful child to my parents if I embrace Islam?

Do I have to become a Malay if I embrace Islam where I will have to observe Malay cultures and custom and only speak Malay? How do I retain my Chinese identity but remain as a Muslim?

Muslims declare that Islam is the only truthful religion and that Allah is the Omnipotent and only true God! What are the proofs that I can show my family to convince them who are so negative towards Islam?

Such are the various questions that Cikgu Aliya has posted in her blog. She is a fine example of one who would face all the questions listed above and has gone through the tests in her own personal life.

Now, I am not claiming to be the know all here in this blogosphere yet as a Muslim who blogs in the name of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and in the cause of Islam and the Muslims, I wish to attempt and try to answer these questions as best as I possibly can?

Let me start by addressing them one by one.

Here are my answers.

Question 1 : Why do you want to embrace Islam when its gonna demand that you observe so many prayer rituals and obligations if compared to other faiths? You'll need to pray 5 times a day, fast (in Ramadhan), cover your modesty, etcetera?

My answer : The choice is entirely up to the individual concerned when it comes to embracing Islam as a Way of Life which is based upon the reality of understanding the faith and principles of Islam.

Islam is not something conjured up by mankind. It is the only faith that has been revealed by our Creator, Almighty Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to our Father, the Prophet Adam Alaihis Salam, the first Man created by Allahu Ta'ala Himself with His own hands and breathed life into!

Allah the All Knowing Himself taught our Father Adam all that he needed to know about this life on Earth and appointed Adam Alaihis Salam to be Allah's Vicegerent in this mortal world.

And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."

To try and teach those who have yet to understand the concept of God and the realities of this physical world and that of the Unseen Realm would be quite an undertaking for human intelligence and logic differs from person to person and not everyone will be able to comprehend and realize such truth or knowledge of a creed which believes in an Unseen Creator.

Thus, I leave it to you to do your own studies and research further on this subject based upon your individual level of understanding about what I have shared here. You are most welcome to email me and state as to whatever it is that you don't understand about this subject?

To make it easier for those who can understand that God is not what one creates out of rocks or stone and then goes on and worships his or her own creation as their god, then I invite them to study about this field of faith here in Surah Al Ikhlas Chapter 112 Verses 1 to 4:

Faith in Allah is something that only those whose hearts and minds are free from idol worship and animistic tendencies can affirm to.

Only those who spend time in study and research can afford to realize Allahu Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala's Majesty and Magnificence.

Those who can understand and contemplate about the detailed perfection of each and every creation of Allahu Rabbi, Who in His Benevolence has seen to it that even a microscopic cell is structured in such a way that baffles even the modern scientists of today?

Nothing is given to chance. Each living organism is created complete in its entirety by Allah's Will and Power.

How can we explain about the accuracies of Islam to those who sometimes don't even have the basic knowledge about even their own selfs?

In order to speak to the unlearned, one has to go down to their level of thinking which at times borders on the preposterous.

It would be better if we can speak to those who at least have a fair command of general knowledge and will be capable of understanding exactly whatever it is that we are sharing?

Thus, only those who are learned will be able to understand about Allah the Almighty and Islam.

Ignorants will only befuddle themselves with all kinds of nonsensical beliefs or superstitions even if they are amongst those who are born as Muslims but fail to study and equip themselves with all the relevant knowledge and Ilm of Islam.

How many amongst the Muslim ummah really make an effort to study our faith? How many of our Malaysian Muslim youths take time to contemplate and ponder upon the meanings of the verses of the Holy Qur'an?

The blessed Al Qur'anul Kareem which is The Last and Final Testament or Guidance from Allah the Almighty, contains almost whatever we need to know or live by according to the tenets and principles of our faith.

Are there amongst the Muslims of today, those who devote their lives to learning the secrets of the Holy Al Quran al Kareem?

And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.

Answering the question # 1, any true Muslim should answer wholeheartedly that by embracing Islam the Deen of Allah we want to add credence and purpose to our lives here on Earth as those who believe in the Manhaj of Islam and submit ourselves both in body and in our souls to Allahu Ta'ala the Supreme Master and Creator of the entire universes.

We realize the need for ourselves to be in constant contact with our Lord and cherish the special one to one moments with our Maker when we stand, bow and prostrate in total submission to Him with our body and soul, seeking His Benevolence and Guidance for us to live this life as He so wishes and ordains for us.

We clothe ourselves and cover our modesty to elevate our beings to be of the status that He has bequeathed for us as His Vicegerents on this Earth and to bring honor and good repute to ourselves as believing members of Mankind.

To not be a Muslim will be the foulest decision that any righteous thinking Son or Daughter of Adam Alaihis Salam can ever make!

Thus should we say to those who question us as to why we choose to be amongst those in His Favor!

We pray 5 times a day seeking His Forgiveness for our sins committed knowingly or otherwise between each prayer time, cleansing our souls and attaining that spiritual bliss and peace of mind knowing firmly well that He, Ar Rahman Ar Raheem promises to purify us of our errors and grants us what we need as our providence in this earthly life and guarantees us our salvation in the Hereafter when we keep to our part of the Pledge of Allegiance and Submission to Him our Mighty Lord and Supreme Master.

Those are my answers to Question 1. I speak from my own conscience and years of seeking His Mercy through my life as one who calls to Islam and the Truth that it contains.

Its up to you my dear readers to do your own further studies on this matter and come to an understanding as to why Islam remains as our only Way to Achieve Success both here in this temporal earthly life and eternal hereafter?

I can only remember how when Isa Bakar had the ball at his feet, the opposing team's goalkeeper would surely be hard pressed to stave off his fiery strikes into the net!

These was in the *70's when legends such as Allahyarham Isa Bakar, Allahyarham Mokhtar Dahari, Namat Abdullah, Dato Soh Chin Aun, Santokh Singh, the late David (Spiderman) Arumugam and many others used to represent Malaysia in our national team and made us as a nation be so proud of them in the world of competitive football back then.

Nothing much to be proud of the Malaysian team lately.

I'd like to express my heartfelt condolences to the family of Arwah Isa Bakar.

What else can we categorize the bunch of lunatics who burn our Malaysian flags and desecrate our Embassy in Jakarta with their faeces as?

These scum of humankind obviously are made up of those who are ungrateful that Malaysia as a nation provides employment and trading opportunities for millions of Indonesians who enter our country mostly illegally and only a small portion of them do so legally.

As one who frequents the Chow Kit Wet Market frequently both to buy our groceries and to take photographs of the mostly Indonesian stall helpers and petty traders there, I know how they will suffer like hell if the condescending Government of Malaysia is to unexpectedly take offense and decide that they have had enough of the rudeness of the uncouth masses of Indonesian riff raff who have for countless times gone over the limit in insulting our nation and its flag!

Really! Other countries would have taken action and seen to it that the illegal immigrants who make up more than 3 million in number who have come and settled down in this country get packing back to wherever they came from but not Malaysia!

The Malaysian Government may have their faults and not be the best that there is in terms of economic achievements but if you want to compare us with other no nonsense accepting nations such as the island Republic of Singapore or Australia, then Malaysia truly stands out as a country which is just so forbearing in terms of humanitarian considerations as a government.

The odd cases of some Malaysian employers who abuse their domestic maids are usually made up of Chinese and Indian Malaysians who do not in turn truly represent their race in terms of a few of them turning out to be sadistic heartless torturers of foreign domestic help.

These animals in human form are to be found in all races or ethnicities. We all know that. Even today, there was a case of a Sri Lankan maid who had nails and needles driven into her body by her sadistic Saudi employers. Does that mean each and every Saudi employer is a demonic entity who is merciless and vile? Surely not!

There are even quite a large number of sickos amongst the Westerners out there who commit all kinds of vile crimes against their own kind or abuse whomsoever they can in countries such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and other European countries.

But this constant Anti Malaysia demonstrations by a bunch of useless scum amongst the masses of Indonesians is just too much for even myself to condone or deal with!

They have times and times again behaved so ruthlessly and outrightly are so bloody rude that frankly sometimes I wonder if Allahu Ta'ala is punishing Indonesia every now and then through the natural disasters because of the misdeeds of these sick weirdos who are so ungrateful to the uncountable accounts of good deeds and help that Malaysia as a neighboring nation has forked out to the Peoples Republic of Indonesia all these years?

Have these lowlifes demonstrating in front of our Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta forgotten who were amongst the first to help the 26th December 2004 Tsunami victims in Acheh, Indonesia?

Which country has been frequently helping their fellow compatriots every time an earthquake destroys and kills hundreds of thousands of their fellow Indonesians?

Have they forgotten how Malaysians just come to the rescue of the earthquake victims in Padang, Sumatera?

Hmmm...sometimes the actions of these group of rude, uncouth mass of idiots embarrassing the rest of Indonesia reminds me of the Malay parable 'Bagaikan melepaskan anjing tersepit!' or ' Kita memberi madu dibalas tuba!'

Maybe Malaysia needs to be a bit more cruel to be kind in the future by just minding our own business the next time disaster strikes others around us?

Perhaps then, those clamoring to 'Sweep Malaysians' out of Jakarta and its suburbs would then wake up to the reality that they ought to really thank Allahu Ta'ala that they have us as their neighbors and be eternally grateful to this nation that those idiots out there in Jakarta wish to annihilate and destroy?

Wishful thinking!

Just see how our Royal Malaysian Police are so quick to stop the burning of the Indonesian flag by our enraged members of the Malaysian citizenry!!

Our police force do not simply standby and watch the national flag of the lowlifes in Jakarta burn and get desecrated.

The world is watching and knows who is more cultured and patient in dealing with scum who deserve no mercy the next time they get whupped by The Almighty?

I just hope that the Government of Indonesia is much more proactive in seeing to it that our Malaysian Embassy, our flag and our citizens currently there in their country are given more protection from the ingrates protesting against us for flimsy reasons and excuses!

If they still allow those rascals to desecrate and threaten our citizens out there, then maybe its time to rethink our diplomacy towards people who do not know how to appreciate our nation's help and assistance to them all these while?

Meanwhile, to those of you my fellow Malaysians who feel like burning a flag, here is a site that allows you to vent your feelings as you please!

Hehehehe...it's not the real thing but just like Counter Strike, it gives you room and space to release that raging anger in your heart, the cyber way! :P

Mahaguru58 Readers Club

SETIA GEMILANG AUTO WORKSHOP

My grand nephews and niece

Amir Rafiq Mahaguru58's Grand Nephew

The Muslim Bloggers Alliance

Muslim Bloggers are welcome to join us as members.
I wish to make it clear tothose applying that you need to be an active Muslim Blogger who really blogs for Islam.
If you are just a blog reader or online commenter, do take note that any applications coming from non bloggers or from Non Muslim bloggers will not be entertained.
Click the link above @ ' Join this group' to start your application process.
Applicants are to furnish to the MBA the following details:

Full name

Full blog address

Email address

Contact Mobile Number

Gender

Age

Profession

Failure to furnish the above stated details will render such applications to be deleted without any further notice.
Thank you.
The Muslim Bloggers Alliance.

Mahaguru58 on TV1 'BLOG'

Mahaguru58 on Astro Awani 1st

Mahaguru58 on Astro Awani

Signs of Asmaul Husna on our Palms

Signs on the palms of your own hands

Meanings of Allah's 99 Names

Dakwah RTM Veeran Pt.1

Dakwah RTM Veeran Pt.2

Koperal Khalid Che Rus Perlu Bantuan

Kpl.Khalid Che Rus terima Derma

NOTICE TO ALL READERS OF MAHAGURU58

Please be informed that this is a personal blog and thus contains views and perspectives of the author himself.

The author undertakes to publish only material and contents which he deems fit for public reading and where such content is derived from sources elsewhere prescribes such copyright to their respective owners.

The author reiterates his right to refuse for publication any comments received from anonymous bloggers or commentators.

You are hereby notified that your choice to refer to any contents published here are entirely of your own free will.

There is no compulsion from the author for anyone to concur with his views and perspectives on any said article here.

There have been some who question my nickname and feel that I am proclaiming myself to be on par with the actual MAHAGURU Himself ~ Allah the Almighty Supreme God of us all?

Well, to these obviously short sighted and blinkered folks, I'd like to draw their attention that its nothing as such!

Its just a nickname you imbeciles!

Get out of your mental rut and start opening your eyes to the reality that this is just a blog and not the Holy Scripture professing my holiness or whatever self imagined catastrophe you deduce!!!

I'm just a Muslim blogger for God's Sake sharing my views of whatever I feel strongly about and blogging as I can while I am still able to?

He knows me better than you confused lot!

Do you seriously believe that I, a mortal being claim any such glory that is truly reserved for Him, my beloved Allahu Rabbul Alamin?

Sheeesh...you must be truly mad if you ever think so?

Go study my articles and see if you can find any evidence of my claim to His Greatness?

By that I direct the above reprimand to the ones questioning my nickname?

Stick to the content of my articles and stop scrutinizing my nick!!!

So help me God!

Allahu Ta'ala that is!

No offense meant to the rest of you, my learned and honorable readers. :)

There is none worthy of worship save He, Allah the Almighty!

Having clarified that, the author wishes you a very warm welcome and hopes that you will benefit in all ways by visiting Mahaguru58.

Thank you.

Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Haji Zainol Abideen @ Mahaguru58

Mahaguru58's Comment Policy

I welcome comments that are on topic, uses appropriate language and if put forth in a manner suitable for publishing, it will Insya Allah, be approved.

Comments that are abusive, off-topic, uses foul language or includes ad hominem attacks (personal attacks against my person) will be deleted.

Main criteria for consideration of any comments received is the context, content and relevance to the topic of the article posted.

Please remember that it is my prerogative in publishing or deleting any comments that I receive.

Thank you.

Haji Zainol Abideen @ Mahaguru58

Mahaguru58 Comment Policy

Effective today, 1st of March 2009, Mahaguru58 will only publish or respond to comments from legitimate bloggers who disclose their true identities and do actually have and actively blog. Just like any legitimate Q & A session in a public forum.

State upfront as to who you are and where you blog?

This is the benchmark of personal integrity and self honor.

I am sick and tired of having to answer anonymous folks who do not have the integrity to identify themselves when asking sensitive questions to me or touch upon Islam and Muslims.

Those who are just cyber snipers and not brave enough to identify themselves do not merit any answers or response.

I do reiterate that it is I who decides as to whether to respond or publish any comments that are posted here to me based upon their context and relevance to matters raised in my blog?